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Dead body found on the Chesapeake Bay Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:32am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2966 On Channel 16 we heard of a body found. The boater that found it floating face down wearing a PFD w
Do I need new sails? John at 7:35am 10.22.07 Day Sailers 16/3043 How do I know for sure if I need new sails? I have been having a couple of problems for the last t
Considering the 28-30 range Banooma at 7:02am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/4436 Hi,I'm a newbie to this forum, but have spent quite a bit of time researching what's available, an
Hunter 34 Compressor Access Crimson Tide at 6:57am 10.22.07 Big Boats 3/978
Prop Walk Don Guillette at 8:00am 10.22.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3169 Last week I was in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, which is located on the Sea Of Cortez about
Need discontinues spinlock powervang vx 950 rod sherwin at 8:07am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 1/3174 Anyone know where i can find a replacement powervang boomvang? They are discontinued, and would con
What does the letter after the "26" mean charlierusty1234 at 8:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1191 I would like to know what the letter after the length of the boat - 26m 26x and others. I assume it
Marine growth by speed paddle thru-hull jveatch at 8:26am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1056 I have a continuing problem of marine growth by the speed paddle thru hull. Because the material is
3 Blade prop aisling at 8:51am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1022 Can anybody tell me if an O'Day 34 would benefit from having a 3 bladed prop fitted, replacing the 2
rudder removal Todd at 8:50am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1411 I have a 1981 Hunter 33 and am trying to remove the rudder for repair. I have everything unfastened
My new sink in the galley cabinet of my-- (1) Joe11688 at 9:12am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/929 O'Day 222,is almost finished. The biggest brain twister of this project is trying to figure out how
Cab Sink Cabinet Clean-Up (1) Journey6534 at 10:03am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/939 I just put my '76 O'Day 22 up for the winter. I bought this boat towards the end of the summer and
internal halyards seth at 11:07am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1068 Has anyone attemped converting to internal halyards? I will be stepping the mast this winter and I t
Dumb question JohnF261 at 10:45am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1883 What is a macerator?
mixing elbow hose Rick at 11:15am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/960 This weekend I noticed a small hole in the mixing elbow rubber hose. My question is will an auto par
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:52am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1183 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:40am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1597 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
New electrical system Chief at 12:13pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/933 I am starting to plan out my winter projects, and one that I never completed was the installation of
New boating shoes??? rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1833 Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
A New Experience with internet vendor George at 1:09pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1007 Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.

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Sail cover repair question sail sfbay at 3:05pm 10.21.21 ..............The zipper that closes the cover needs re sewn in sections............Has anyone used
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 2:22pm 10.21.21 Thank you so much all! I certainly lack navigational experience so trying to make this as simple as
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience (1) Bob S at 2:03pm 10.21.21 Sorry to hear that, nothing more frustrating than being disappointed. Maine Sail recommended Fairclo
Rigging (1) sail sfbay at 1:55pm 10.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! Please post a photo of your boat, mast and current rigging. Long shot .....
Outhaul tension JRacer at 1:19pm 10.21.21 See this thread and this post. Replacing internal outhaul \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS kappykaplan at 12:57pm 10.21.21 @jamiefu, I have combined your postings to one post. No need to have multiple posts with basically
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS JohnShannon at 12:50pm 10.21.21 Money no object? I have to think a 2010 is more $$ by a bunch than a 2003.
Outhaul tension Justin_NSA at 12:28pm 10.21.21 Loose footed or footed main? In mast furling? I could see needing a route to a winch if the main
Outhaul tension DayDreamer41 at 12:21pm 10.21.21 Loose footed or footed main? In mast furling? I could see needing a route to a winch if the main i
Outhaul tension SoSound at 12:21pm 10.21.21 I am in the process of running a new outhaul on our Oceanis 34. My current setup sounds similar to
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? JamieB at 12:15pm 10.21.21 Went with 4200. Worked an absolute dream.
Transferring from Blaine to Everett SoSound at 12:15pm 10.21.21 If you find slack current at Deception Pass late in the day (and daylight), another option for stayi
Trailer lug nut tightness jeepbluetj at 11:22am 10.21.21 90-95ft lbs should be pretty easy to get to with a 17" wrench. I'd call 90-95 as "Pretty Dang Tight"
Diesel heater ducting in a 310 Closing Time at 11:21am 10.21.21
Sail cover repair question Davidasailor26 at 11:21am 10.21.21
Diesel heater ducting in a 310 Stu Jackson at 10:37am 10.21.21 Both ends of the copper pipe are identically trimmed inside the head. That's a great idea, as long
Sail cover repair question jssailem at 10:28am 10.21.21 used a handheld sowing machine on sunbrella fabric No... But what stops you from manually stitchin
VPNs and SBO jssailem at 10:23am 10.21.21 Dave, Nord is updating their app about every 2 weeks. I have found that it is sometimes better not
Hornets (1) Justin_NSA at 10:20am 10.21.21 199428
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 10:19am 10.21.21 "Master of the Swinomish Channel". Heavy responsibility, John. But a very nice writeup.

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